Smooth meets Mr Smooth. Gene Kelly on Roller Skates

April 30th, 2009 3 comments or # link to posted by david

The adjective that comes to mind for Gene Kelly is smooth: smooth voice, smooth mover. That’s what I like so much about this; putting Kelly on roller skates is like adding polish to wax. The whole piece glides effortlessly, and its incredible to think that this camera tracking was possible in the mid 50s.

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Standard Operating Procedure – on Demand at Netflix

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Susan Boyle, and how to become a celebrity

April 15th, 2009 21 comments or # link to posted by david

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April 2nd, 2009 2 comments or # link to posted by david

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